School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 6.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.12 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
37th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.46 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.57 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 6.12 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 6.46 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.57 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.57 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 3.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.87 years | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 4.02 years | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 4.19 years | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 4.34 years | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 4.52 years | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 4.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 4.69 years | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 4.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 4.65 years | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 4.46 years | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 4.37 years | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.34 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 4.22 years | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 4.28 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.16 years | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 3.97 years | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 4.08 years | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.96 years | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 3.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.26 years | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 4.34 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.59 years | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 4.77 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 4.74 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.89 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 5.09 years | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.32 years | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.52 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.67 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.88 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.02 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.2 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.45 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 6.42 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.37 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.44 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.41 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.35 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.35 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.36 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.16 years | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 6.12 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.12 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9 years | 3.57 years | 4.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.45 years | 4.16 years | 4.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.27 years | 3.96 years | 4.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.75 years | 4.89 years | 6.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.34 years | 6.2 years | 6.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 years | 6.12 years | 6.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 6.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release